Chromia (G1)
| The name or term "Chromia" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Chromia (disambiguation). |
- Chromia is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Chromia is a soldier under the command of Elita One and seems to function as a second-in-command for her, leading the rest of the team when Elita's not around. She's brave, hard as nails and, not surprisingly, in a relationship with Ironhide. She has also taken over from Firestar as Flareup's mentor when the latter turned out to be better suited to more offense-oriented tasks.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Linda Gary (English); Masako Katsuki (Japanese)
Four million years ago, Chromia tried to board the Ark, while it was being attacked, with the rest of Elita One's team. The plan failed though, and she and the others appeared to be destroyed.
Chromia led a mission to steal energon cubes from Shockwave. When Moonracer got trapped after disobeying orders, Chromia confronted the alerted Shockwave and managed to trick him into freeing Moonracer.
Shortly thereafter, a team of Decepticons from Earth came to capture Elita One. In doing so, Rumble destroyed the Female Autobots' underground base, trapping them inside. When they managed to free themselves, Chromia took charge of the search for their missing leader. On their way, they met up with a group of Earth-stationed Autobots who had come looking for Optimus Prime and Chromia was reunited with Ironhide. The two teams together fought the Decepticons, eventually winning when Optimus and Elita returned. Given a new base by Alpha Trion, Chromia stayed with Elita's squad on Cybertron when Optimus' team returned to Earth. The Search for Alpha Trion
MC Axis comics
Chromia and the rest of the team defeated a gigantic Decepticon. The Transformers: Elita One
Wings Universe
To gather energy for the energy-sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the Ark. Chromia was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Chromia joined her comrades still on the planet in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. Battle Lines, Part 6
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Chromia was a member of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the Quintessons.
Following a report from their Autobot sleeper agent, Arcee, that the awaited situation to commence their mission had come, Elita One used a space bridge to get to the Autobase on Cybertron. Chromia and the others waited patiently for her to signal that they could follow. Chromia joined her commander soon after it came. With only Firestar still to get through the portal, the group was attacked by Gnaw, but Moonracer and Elita One took care of that. While the rest of the team went further into the Autobot facility, Chromia was sent back to Quintessa with an unconscious Hot Rod.
Descent into Evil
Chromia and her ward Flareup were part of an Autobot strike force tasked with destroying the Decepticon general Deathsaurus' cloning lab on Ceti Alpha Seven. Although the pair had handily beaten Deathsaurus's Insecticon underling Buzzclaw on Regulon Four some time previous, they were taken by surprise by the first production run of clones. Although Chromia fought effectively against the clones, she was no match for Deathsaurus himself when he entered the battle personally. Falling before the general's might, she was taken captive.
Chromia, along with her teammates and the backup team of Ironhide and Ratchet, was ultimately rescued when Ricochet, who had evaded capture, came to the rescue of the entire Autobot party. Descent into Evil
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Chromia attended Bumper and Fastback's funeral with Ironhide. Megatron Origin #3
In the modern era, Chromia, Nautica, and their leader Windblade joined the crew of the Vis Vitalis shortly before it crossed paths with Alpha Trion. The legendary Autobot was preoccupied with an important quest, so the three volunteered to watch after Metroplex for him and keep him alive. Burning Bright Under their watch, Metroplex's insides were besieged with invaders, so Chromia and Nautica hunted them down to confront them and fight them off, if necessary. They found a small group of robots and Chromia threatened to put the hurt down on them. The Dead Are Not Enough
Their adversaries turned out to be fellow Autobots from the Lost Light who were battling an army of angered Ammonites. Chromia and Nautica led them back to their boss, Windblade, who explained their mission, and subsequently the Lost Light was able to give Metroplex a jump, allowing him to spacebridge back to Cybertron. Burning Bright
Games
Transformers Legends
Chromia was part of Elita 1's team which carried out a series of raids on Decepticon installations, until they were taken down in a trap planned by Flamewar. Fatal Furies
Toys
Timelines
- Descent into Evil (multi-pack, 2005)
- Accessories: Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip
- Available only as part of BotCon 2005's "Descent into Evil" set (along with Buzzclaw, Deathsaurus, Dirge, Fallback, Ironhide and Ricochet), Chromia is a retool of Energon Arcee, transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has multiple clear-plastic "energon" parts that form side-thrusters in bike mode, and combine to form a massive compound bow with a spring-loaded missile.
- The toy was originally intended to be Moonracer, but Fun Publications could not secure the trademark on the name. As such, Chromia's toy is in Moonracer's teal and white colors and has a head that resembles Moonracer's. (Fun Publications' intent was for the head to be a compromise between the Moonracer and Firestar head designs.)[1][2] Later Fun Publications stories would repurpose the Chromia toy as Moonracer.
- Her base mold is also used by Flamewar and the live-action movieverse Arcee and Elita-One, while the Chromia-retooled version is also used by Flareup.
Generations
Notes
Foreign names
- Japanese: Chromia (クロミア Kuromia)
References
- ↑ alt.toys.transformers post by Lanny Lathem explaining the Moonracer/Chromia SNAFU.
- ↑ Chromia toy notes at BWTF.com
